Our Weekly stories: Nationalhttp://ourweekly.com/news/news/national/Our Weekly stories: Nationalen-usFri, 24 May 2019 10:33:49 -0700Research: Blacks Whites differ widely on view of criminal justice system
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/24/research-blacks-whites-differ-widely-view-criminal/Black Americans are far more likely than Whites to say the nation’s criminal justice system is racially..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorFri, 24 May 2019 10:33:49 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/24/research-blacks-whites-differ-widely-view-criminal/Sacramento police under fire over arrest of 12-year-old Black boy
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/23/sacramento-police-under-fire-over-arrest-12-year-o/Sacramento police are reviewing an incident in which officers handcuffed a 12-year-old African American...Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorThu, 23 May 2019 00:00:00 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/23/sacramento-police-under-fire-over-arrest-12-year-o/Motown, T.I. to be honored with ASCAP Rhythm &amp; Soul Awards
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/22/motown-ti-be-honored-ascap-rhythm-soul-awards/Legendary label Motown Records and veteran rapper and TV personality T.I. will be honored at ASCAP’S 32nd..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorWed, 22 May 2019 10:23:07 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/22/motown-ti-be-honored-ascap-rhythm-soul-awards/Tupac docu-series in the works from director who got rapper put in jail
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/22/tupac-docu-series-works-director-who-got-rapper-pu/Director Allen Hughes, who was in charge of the award-winning HBO documentary “The Defiant Ones,” has..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorWed, 22 May 2019 09:54:56 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/22/tupac-docu-series-works-director-who-got-rapper-pu/Oprah donates $500,000 dollars to high school
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/21/oprah-donates-500000-dollars-high-school/Students at West Side High School in Newark, New Jersey, got the surprise of their young lives when media..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorTue, 21 May 2019 10:11:12 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/21/oprah-donates-500000-dollars-high-school/Trayvon Martin’s mom running for office
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/21/trayvon-martins-mom-running-office/Multiple news sources are reporting that Sybrina Fulton, mother of murdered teen Trayvon Martin, will run for...Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorTue, 21 May 2019 10:05:34 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/21/trayvon-martins-mom-running-office/Houston man stands his ground in his own yard during police misidentification
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/16/houston-man-stands-his-ground-his-own-yard-during-/Clarence Evans was in his own yard watching his kids play when a police officer tried to arrest him, claiming..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorThu, 16 May 2019 09:54:40 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/16/houston-man-stands-his-ground-his-own-yard-during-/West Point set to graduate 34 Black women cadets
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/16/west-point-set-graduate-34-black-women-cadets/History is in the making at one of America’s most storied military academies. Thirty-four Black women are expected...Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorThu, 16 May 2019 09:46:58 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/16/west-point-set-graduate-34-black-women-cadets/Choice Hotel pushes Black ownership, especially for Black women
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/15/choice-hotel-pushes-black-ownership-especially-bla/There’s no doubt that African American travelers contribute significantly to the travel industry. In fact, according..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorWed, 15 May 2019 10:27:37 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/15/choice-hotel-pushes-black-ownership-especially-bla/Black woman wants Confederate memorial in Atlanta suburb to remain
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/15/black-woman-wants-confederate-memorial-atlanta-sub/Gloria Brown grew up in the town of Stone Mountain, a suburb of Atlanta, which also happened to be the..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorWed, 15 May 2019 10:25:37 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/15/black-woman-wants-confederate-memorial-atlanta-sub/State Republican Party’s politics hurting Atlanta’s ‘Black Hollywood’ image
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/15/state-republican-partys-politics-hurting-atlantas-/In recent years, Atlanta’s blossoming film and television production community has been labeled “Black Hollywood” (by the New York Times ).Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorWed, 15 May 2019 10:00:34 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/15/state-republican-partys-politics-hurting-atlantas-/Tiffany Haddish gets gig to host revival of ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/14/tiffany-haddish-gets-gig-host-revival-kids-say-dar/ABC is reviving “Kids Say the Darndest Things,” which was once hosted by Bill Cosby...Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorTue, 14 May 2019 09:43:10 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/14/tiffany-haddish-gets-gig-host-revival-kids-say-dar/Historical group elects first Black president
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/14/historical-group-elects-first-black-president/A group for Alabama historians has elected its first African American president after more than 70 years in..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorTue, 14 May 2019 09:36:09 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/14/historical-group-elects-first-black-president/CNN Making documentary of Civil Rights icon John Lewis
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/09/cnn-making-documentary-civil-rights-icon-john-lewi/John Lewis, the civil rights icon and congressman from Georgia, will be the subject of an upcoming..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorThu, 09 May 2019 09:52:02 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/09/cnn-making-documentary-civil-rights-icon-john-lewi/Organization posts bond for Black moms prior to Mother’s Day
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/09/organization-posts-bond-black-moms-prior-mothers-d/Advocates with the group Southerners on New Ground are hosting their annual #FreeBlackMamas..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorThu, 09 May 2019 09:49:03 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/09/organization-posts-bond-black-moms-prior-mothers-d/Georgia
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/09/georgia/It’s been the year of the woman (with women taking political office at record numbers), so it’s an ironic..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorThu, 09 May 2019 09:37:34 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/09/georgia/Dave Chappelle set to receive Mark Twain Prize
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/08/dave-chappelle-set-receive-mark-twain-prize/One of America’s trailblazing comics – Dave Chappelle – will be honored with what is probably the most..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorWed, 08 May 2019 10:30:44 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/08/dave-chappelle-set-receive-mark-twain-prize/Rep. Ayanna Pressley introducing bill to fight maternal mortality among Black women
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/08/rep-ayanna-pressley-introducing-bill-fight-materna/The high rate of Black women suffering complications and even death from giving birth has drawn the..Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorWed, 08 May 2019 10:28:14 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/08/rep-ayanna-pressley-introducing-bill-fight-materna/Alabama’s first Black student – Autherine Lucy Foster – receives honorary degree
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/08/alabamas-first-black-student-autherine-lucy-foster/More than 60 years ago, a young Black college student tried to start classes at the University of Alabama.Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorWed, 08 May 2019 10:24:53 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/08/alabamas-first-black-student-autherine-lucy-foster/Black valedictorian suing school district
http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/07/black-valedictorian-suing-school-district/When Jasmine Shepard graduated from high school in 2016, she and another student were named co-valedictorians.Carol Ozemhoya | OW ContributorTue, 07 May 2019 10:07:23 -0700http://ourweekly.com/news/2019/may/07/black-valedictorian-suing-school-district/